SB 932

Pesticide and Pest Control - State-Owned Property - Pesticide Use Restrictions and Pollinator Habitat

Sponsor: Karen Lewis Young (District 3)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: AgricultureStatus: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a person to apply a pesticide on State-owned property only if the person is applying a listed pesticide or a registered pesticide for specified purposes; requiring the Department of Agriculture to develop a model pesticide and pollinator habitat management plan to be implemented on State-owned and managed property; and requiring a unit of State government that manages tracts of State-owned property to work with the Department to adapt the model plan.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 11FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Demiray, Sonia	Climate Communications Coalition	Position only
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Position only
FAV	Gant, Mary	Kids for Saving Earth	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stallard, Megan	MCPS Student Climate Action Council	Oral
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Fulton, Judith	Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilpers, Michael	Sierra Club MD Chapter	Oral
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Broadman, Dorothy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Lewis Young, Senator Lewis Younglegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Hough, Tylerlobbyist	Maryland Farm Bureau	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Jones, Rachel	Maryland Department of Agriculture	Oral
FWA	Lewis Young, Senator Karen	Senator Karen Lewis Young	Written (PDF)
FWA	Grimes, Sethlobbyist	Takoma Park Mobilization	Written (PDF)
INFO	Swearingen, Anastasia	American Chemistry Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Wilson, Emily	Department of Natural Resources	Written (PDF)
INFO	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

American Chemistry CouncilINFO 1

Climate Communications CoalitionFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Department of Natural ResourcesINFO 1

Kids for Saving EarthFAV 1

Maryland Department of AgricultureFWA 1

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 1

Maryland Farm BureauUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

MCPS Student Climate Action CouncilFAV 1

Senator Karen Lewis YoungFWA 1

Sierra ClubFAV 1

Sierra Club MD ChapterFAV 1

Takoma Park MobilizationFWA 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFHough, TylerMaryland Farm BureauRegistered for: Maryland Farm Bureau

UNFThompson, LindsayRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…

FWAGrimes, SethTakoma Park MobilizationRegistered for: Washington Area Bicyclist Association